Use of finger prostheses by children with congenital absence of fingers

Use of finger prostheses by children with congenital absence of fingers

ALISON SOMEK

10/5/2000

Please can anyone help.

I am interested to know if children with congenital absence (birth injury) of distal phalanges of a couple of fingers of one hand (non dominant) - virtually normal ROM & sensation otherwise and therefore normal function, will use finger prostheses - or discard them as more trouble than they are worth.

Has any research been done or does anyone have any experience that they can tell me about?

Thanks

Alison Somek




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